Annie pieced and cut and shopped for fabric (she NEEDED it alright!)...
and made this...
and these...
Lara made herself lots of lovely shirts by Simplicity and Style Arc - and Kathryn, Rachel and I tried them on then attempted to sneak them into our own bags...
She also made nighties, skirts and a kaftan as well as half a jacket!
She also became the apprentice interfacing nerd - and can now tell you what/where and how when it comes to interfacing!!
We all created general mess, madness and chaos...
We danced to daggy 80's songs, we sang loudly karaoke style, we walked, we ran, we ate too much chocolate, we drank too much wine (is there really such a thing...) and we chatted and laughed, a lot.
Kathryn made a gorgeous 'garden party' dress as well as several other tops and a skirt...
Rachel made this very sweet View B version of the Jump Rope dress...
and some shorts for her daughter and worked on some other shorts for her boys.
Megan 'hooked' her way through the weekend and did lots and lots of work on this amazing blanket...
Yep - it has three-dimensional flowers on it...
but the most amazing feat of all is that.... Nikki completed this ENTIRE quilt!! Including free-motion-quilting hearts all over it!
And the more incredible thing is this is her first ever quilt.
and what about me...
Well I completed (among a few other things) this Colette Jasmine blouse, which was a dream to sew.
Then I pulled a silly face while Lara took a photo...
but this photo Lara took kind of sums it all up for me...
talking while sewing and enjoying the company of seven fabulous ladies.
Thanks girls - as always I had a ball and can't wait til next time.
17 comments:
Wow sounds like a great weekend and how productive were you all...?
Oh yes, I love the pincushion.. :o)
Lizzie
xxx
Looks like a great retreat - and very productive. You're looking so fit!
looks like lots of fun together...
love your wall art at the last pic!
You're looking good, Karen :) I must say, I'm a little jealous of your weekend. The top that Lara made looks really good on you too - you should steal it ;)
Fantastic wrap-up of a fabulous weekend!! xxn
Yes - it was WONDERFUL.
Looks like a great weekend and I just have to say you look fantastic Karen, I don't really think you need to lose any more weight
Look at you! You look fantastic - and the Jasmine blouse is pretty wonderful too. Well done on both.
What a lot of happy creativity! I'm amazed at the "first quilt in one weekend" lady. Your blouse is lovely :)
Wow, all that in one weekend. You were all so productive ;)
oh my goodness! you girls surely don't muck around! so much productivity happening!
looks like a fabulous weekend!
What a fantastic weekend! One day I will bustle my way in on one of your Sewjourn retreats. Looks like too much fun was had (and too much is never enough).
That quilt is impressive! Sounds like you all had a lot of fun whilst being so productive. Well done :)
Can you believe I LEFT a couple of quilts there!!! Great time and great company - thanks all
What a great weekend - fun and productive!
great stuff .... I'm not astounded by the productivity ... I knew you & Lara would get your skates on ... its the knowing how much talking must have been going on at the same time ... how on earth you concentrate with that much hilarity I don't know ... I'd get nothing done!! Awesome & thanks as usual for sharing! Love your work ... & yours too Lara!!
oh & are you wearing one of Polly Pratt's Wendy dresses???
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